Owl euthanized after rescue from Green Line tracks

By Sarah N. Mattero, Globe Correspondent

An injured owl rescued from the MBTA Green Line tracks this morning had to be euthanized because he had a wing injury, the MBTA said.

The small owl, promptly named Hoot by the workers who found him, was found lying on the tracks near Waban Station in Newton around 7:45 a.m.

“The owl happily greeted the MBTA first responders on scene,” said T spokesman Joshua Robin. The workers then put Hoot in a box and transported him to a local animal hospital for treatment.

At the hospital, they learned the bird had lost a wing and it had to be euthanized, Robin said.